In Developer Guidance Maps Roundup, J.D. Meier explains the purpose of Developer Guidance Maps and gives a roundup of the currently available maps.
Developer Guidance Maps are consolidated and organized views of content collections spanning Channel9, MSDN Developer Centers, MSDN Library, Code Gallery, CodePlex, the All-in-One Code Framework, www.ASP.net, www.Silverlight.net, WindowsClient.net, etc.
Each map basically provides a map of the technology (common categories, features, scenarios), sources of where to look for key content, a Getting Started section of content, an Architecture and Design section of content, and then extensive content collections for Code Samples, How Tos, Videos, and Training, organized by scenarios and common tasks.
Following is a selection of the currently available Developer Guidance Maps: